To play devil’s advocate, in my youth, I’ve used alcohol to get through my issues. It gave me artificial strength and control of my thoughts. If I was angry or sad, I could drink and rationalize myself out of the emotion. This is a horrible coping mechanism and I will never return to it. Face you life, men. Hold strong to your values and morals. I like that Poal has such a strong sense of these things.
That wasn't really devil's advocate- you just backed me up. I'm sorry to hear that you spent your youth all fucked up.
If I was angry or sad, I could drink and rationalize myself out of the emotion.
I do not believe that. You may have convinced yourself of this, but I want you to really try and think- after a terrible event, let's just say you had a bad break-up with a woman you loved: did drinking actually make you less angry and sad? When you were drunk, were you all relaxed/calm/stoic and happy? Or were you just fucking stewing in your poisoned mind over the break-up?
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